Bihar · Vegetarian

Bihar Lunch

Khichdi Bihari

Rice and moong dal khichdi with generous ghee — the sacred daily food of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Makhana Curry

Fox nuts in cashew-cream gravy — the sophisticated Mithila vegetarian curry

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Aloo Posto Bihar

Potato cooked in ground white poppy seed paste — the creamy comfort vegetable of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Pitehi Kaddu

Pumpkin with panch phoron and amchur — the sweet-savoury Bihari pumpkin curry

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Tisi Chutney

Roasted flaxseed chutney with garlic and dried chilli — the nutty protein condiment of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Tilkut Sesame Brittle

Pounded sesame and jaggery brittle — the iconic Gaya sweet and Makar Sankranti...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Hard

Bihar Dessert

Sattu Ladoo

Roasted gram flour rolled with jaggery and ghee into energy balls — the Bihar protein sweet

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Anarsa Festival Sweet

Deep-fried fermented rice and jaggery discs coated in poppy seeds — the Bihari Diwali special

⏱ 4320 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Hard

Bihar Dessert

Gur Ka Kheer

Rice pudding sweetened with raw jaggery — the sacred and rustic kheer of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Saag

Mustard greens slow-cooked with garlic and mustard oil — the winter staple of rural Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Bihar Breakfast

Makkai Roti Bihar

Thick maize flour flatbread cooked on an iron tawa — the winter breakfast of rural Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Dum Aloo

Whole baby potatoes slow-cooked in yogurt-spice dum — the Bihar Holi celebration potato dish

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium